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Charles Josiah Rusch A.

Florianopolis, Brazil

$25/hr
5.0
2 jobs

Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer with 20+ years running production infrastructure - hands-on since 2003. Former Technical Account Manager at AWS, advising enterprise customers on Kubernetes/EKS, security, and cloud cost optimization (FinOps). I help businesses deploy, fix, secure, and scale infrastructure - from a single VPS to production Kubernetes clusters. My main areas of work include: - Docker, Docker Compose & Kubernetes (EKS, OKE) - deployment, troubleshooting, cost optimization - NGINX reverse proxy, SSL/Let's Encrypt, DNS & Cloudflare - AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, WAF, Shield) and multi-cloud (Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud) - Terraform & Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions) - Linux administration, hardening, and production incident response - FinOps - cutting cloud costs through rightsizing and architecture redesign Recent highlights: - Led a FinOps initiative that significantly reduced EKS cluster costs for a US e-commerce platform - Migrated an 8 TB MongoDB cluster to 20+ Atlas instances with zero data loss - Designed disaster recovery for a healthcare environment after a ransomware incident - Technical reviewer of two published cybersecurity books AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate, and 50+ other certifications. 10+ years teaching networking and security at technical institutions. I focus on clear communication, reliable delivery, and stable production environments - whether it's a quick SSL fix or a full infrastructure redesign.

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Network Security
  • DevOps
  • Linux System Administration
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Troubleshooting
  • System Hardening
  • Kubernetes
  • NGINX
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • GitHub
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon EC2
  • SSL Certificate
  • Ansible
  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
Gil A.

Lipa City, Philippines

$100/hr
4.8
116 jobs

Top Rated Plus, Experienced Network Engineer & Network Operations Manager With ⭐️ over a decade ⭐️ of experience in network engineering and operations, I bring a wealth of expertise to meet your business needs. As a seasoned Network Engineer, I have successfully handled clients across the globe, ensuring robust and efficient network solutions. ▶︎ PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Former Global Network Operations Manager at one of the largest BPOs worldwide. Led a team of network professionals to manage and optimize global infrastructures. ▶︎ SPECIALIZATIONS: 1. ⭐️ Unifi/Ubiquiti: Cloud gateways, routers, switches, access points, and cameras. 2. Cisco: Routers, switches, access points, firewalls (ASA and FTD), ISE, SD-WAN, DUO, and Umbrella. 3. ⭐️ VPN Expertise: AnyConnect, Secure Client, Wireguard, OpenVPN, IPSec VPN, and SSL VPN. 4. Meraki: Access points, switches, and routers. 5. Palo Alto Firewalls 6. Sonicwall Firewalls 6. Linux Servers 7. Synology NAS ▶︎ CERTIFICATIONS: ✅ CCNP ✅ CCNA Security ✅ Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt ▶︎ WHY CHOOSE ME? Proven track record of delivering high-quality network solutions. Extensive experience with a variety of network technologies and platforms. Committed to providing exceptional service and support to ensure your network's success.

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cisco ISE
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate
  • Cloud Engineering
  • Ansible
  • Troubleshooting
  • Cisco Router
  • Cloud Implementation
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
  • Cisco WLC
  • Cisco IOS
  • Cisco ASA
  • Cloud Architecture
Raghunathan S.

Puducherry, India

$30/hr
4.7
159 jobs

🥇 Top 3% AWS Expert on Upwork | AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner | Certified Solutions Architect I help startups and enterprises design, migrate, and optimize secure, scalable AWS infrastructure. 10+ years delivering cloud architecture, zero-downtime migrations, DevOps automation, and cost optimization for telecom, SaaS, fintech, and enterprise platforms handling millions of users. What I Do: ☁️ AWS Cloud Architecture – Landing Zone design, secure 3-tier architecture, multi-account strategy, high availability, disaster recovery, network design (VPC, Route53, CloudFront) 🚀 AWS Migration – Data center to AWS, multi-cloud strategy, phased migrations, zero-downtime cutover, lift-and-shift, refactor, re-platform approaches ⚙️ DevOps & Automation – Terraform IaC, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Jenkins), EKS/ECS, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation 💰 AWS Cost Optimization – Right-sizing analysis, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, FinOps implementation, cost anomaly detection, cloud billing analysis (25-40% savings achieved) 🔐 Security & Compliance – IAM hardening, least-privilege access, VPC security, WAF/Shield, encryption (KMS), SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS compliance on AWS 🤖 Serverless & AI – Lambda, API Gateway, Bedrock, SageMaker, event-driven architectures, real-time analytics AWS Services Expertise: EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, ECS, EKS, CloudFront, Route53, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Glue, Kinesis, SageMaker, Bedrock, WAF, KMS, Terraform, Docker Proven Results: ✔ Reduced AWS costs by 35% for telecom infrastructure migration ✔ Optimized video platform infra saving $7K/month in CDN + storage ✔ Migrated 20+ production workloads with zero downtime ✔ Designed secure, compliant AWS architecture for enterprise deployments ✔ Built automated DevOps pipelines reducing deployment time by 70% Why Hire Me: ⭐ Deep AWS expertise (Advanced Tier Partner certified) ⭐ Hands-on experience with enterprise workloads ⭐ Security-first architecture by design ⭐ Cost-conscious optimization without sacrificing performance ⭐ Clear architecture documentation + ongoing support ⭐ Business-focused – align cloud solutions with business goals Services: AWS architecture design, migration planning, cost optimization audit, landing zone setup, DevOps automation, infrastructure security review, compliance implementation, disaster recovery planning. Need AWS architecture advice, migration strategy, or cost optimization? Message me for a quick audit + architecture recommendation call.

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Docker
  • DevOps
  • Terraform
  • Backup & Migration
  • Migration
  • Cloud Computing
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Fargate
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • AWS CloudFront
  • AWS Development
  • AWS Server Migration
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon ECS
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon Redshift
Noel T.

Bacoor, Philippines

$20/hr
5.0
7 jobs

🚀 AWS Certified Cloud Engineer | 10+ Years of Experience | Infrastructure Automation & Cloud Solutions | I help businesses deploy, and optimize their AWS environments with efficiency and security in mind. With over a decade of hands-on experience, I specialize in building, managing, and automating cloud infrastructures using Terraform and CloudFormation. ✅ Expertise in: • AWS Services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, and more • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform & CloudFormation • Windows Server Administration & Patching • Cloud Security & Best Practices I thrive in fast-paced environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and cost optimization for cloud workloads. Whether you need to migrate, secure, automate, or optimize your AWS infrastructure, I’m here to help! Let’s build something great in the cloud! ☁️💡 📩 Ready to get started? Let’s chat!

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Windows Server
  • Cloud Engineering
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Terraform
Malak E.

Cairo, Egypt

$15/hr
4.9
100 jobs

Highly competent, dynamic and motivated Professional with several years of comprehensive experience in Amazon Web Services, azure services, windows server’s oracle applications and databases servers Microsoft application and databases servers, Linux system administration, solutions architecture, troubleshooting, guiding & mentoring. A versatile Professional possesses a high awareness of practical issues and trends, particularly regarding accessibility, usability and emerging technologies in the Cloud and IT Industry. Results-oriented professional with a proven ability of excellence to get results, conduct researches, ensure adequate supervision and efficiency. Excellent team player with a high capacity to organize and present complex solutions clearly and accurately. ● Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect ●MCSA Microsoft Certified System Administrator on Windows Server 2012 ●MCSE Microsoft Certified Solution Expert private cloud System sccm2012 ●MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2003 (exchange 2003) ●MCSA Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Windows 2003 ●MCSE Messaging on Windows 2003 ●MCP Microsoft Certified Professional. ●Azure Microsoft specialist ●Juniper network association ●ITIL Service Management foundation Level, 2015 ● Over 12 + years of comprehensive experience as a DevOps Engineer / Linux and windows System Administration ● 6 + years of current solutions architecture implementation/consulting) experience ● 8 + years of solid experience in Amazon Web Services ● Experience architecting infrastructure solutions using both Linux/Unix and Windows with specific recommendations on the server, load balancing, HA/DR, & storage architectures ● Experience architecting or deploying Cloud/Virtualization solutions in enterprise customers ● Experience working within the enterprise software market or internet industries ● Expert knowledge of AWS platform features and capabilities ● Experienced at producing multi-tier, high-availability infrastructure architectures in an Enterprise & cloud environment adhering to DR, Business Continuity and availability best practice ● Understanding of Hybrid Cloud solutions and experience in integrating public cloud into traditional hosting/delivery models ● Experience with application and infrastructure management and monitoring tools ● Experience with executing quick technical feasibility and proposal development for moving identified workloads to AWS ● Manage cloud risk & compliance assessments with the customer ● Building and recommending a migration approach to lift and shift the workloads to AWS alternatively, architect a greenfield development and production platform for new applications. Able to help shape transition and transformation strategies ● Knowledge and experience of AWS pricing and commercial models and how to optimize for a given engagement or use case ● Good working knowledge of processes and procedures ● Pro-active, self-starting, entrepreneurial attitude ● Ability to perform and conduct workshops and meetings to develop client solutions ● Strong verbal and written communications skills, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations less

  • Ubuntu
  • Security Assessment & Testing
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure App Service
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon EC2
  • AWS Fargate
  • AWS Server Migration
  • Amazon Elastic Beanstalk
  • Application Server
  • MySQL
  • Amazon ECS
  • Linux System Administration
  • AWS CodeBuild
  • AWS CodePipeline
Rafay R.

Karachi, Pakistan

$30/hr
5.0
22 jobs

Over the past 5 years I've solved AWS infrastructure issues that had stumped engineering teams, built and managed complete AWS environments from the ground up, designed cross-account AWS architectures, audited enterprise cloud environments, reduced AWS costs and built serverless systems from scratch. 𝗨𝗽𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 • 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 I've worked on cloud infrastructure powering SaaS platforms used by organizations including Novartis, Roche, UBS, Bayer and Juventus. I mostly work with startups and growing SaaS companies, but I'm equally comfortable working with established teams on architecture, DevOps and production infrastructure. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙮 "Rafay was thorough, fast, and communicated well at every stage. He also suggested improvements that helped the long-term sustainability of the project." "We had an unexpected security issue that someone else had handled poorly. Rafay quickly identified the problems, fixed them, documented everything, and even suggested improvements to prevent future issues." 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 ➜ Architected and automated cross-account AWS replication for a Swiss SaaS platform, designing IAM, EventBridge and Lambda automation across 173 production workloads under AWS Security Team review. ➜ Designed secure IAM and AWS Secrets Manager architecture for financial trading infrastructure processing over $1M/day, strengthening credential management and cloud security. ➜ Audited a 21-service AWS ECS Fargate environment, identifying approximately $25K/year in optimization opportunities while improving performance and reducing cloud costs. ➜ Deployed and stabilized an enterprise cybersecurity automation platform on bare-metal infrastructure, diagnosing a critical Docker Compose race condition and contributing the fix to the upstream open-source project. 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚 ➜ AWS Solutions Architecture & Cloud Infrastructure ➜ DevOps & Platform Engineering ➜ Infrastructure as Code & Cloud Automation (Terraform, CloudFormation) ➜ Cloud Migration & Lift-and-Shift ➜ CI/CD & Release Engineering (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, AWS CodePipeline) ➜ Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Helm & GitOps ➜ Deployment Strategies (Blue/Green, Rolling, Canary & Zero-Downtime Deployments) ➜ AWS Compute & Serverless (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, Elastic Beanstalk, S3) ➜ AWS Networking (VPC, Public/Private Subnets, NAT Gateway, VPN & Load Balancing) ➜ CloudFront, Route 53 & Cloudflare ➜ AWS Security & DevSecOps (IAM, Secrets Manager, WAF & Firewalls) ➜ AWS Databases (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB Atlas) ➜ Monitoring, Logging, Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) ➜ High Availability, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Backup Automation ➜ Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps ➜ React, Node.js, Next.js, Laravel, FastAPI, Linux, Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript & Bash -- I honestly prefer conversations over long sales pitches, so if you think I'd be a good fit for your project, let's have a chat and see if we're on the same page. --

  • Amazon Web Services
  • DevOps
  • Cloud Engineering
  • Docker
  • AWS Development
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS Lambda
  • Terraform
  • Amazon ECS
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • CI/CD
  • GitHub
  • Python
  • NGINX
  • AWS CloudFront
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon API Gateway

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What does a Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist do?

A certified aws advanced networking specialist designs and operates complex network architectures that connect cloud resources with on-premises data centers. This role focuses on building secure, scalable routing strategies and hybrid connectivity patterns across multiple accounts and regions. The specialist configures automated infrastructure to manage traffic flow, enforce security policies, and maintain high availability for critical applications.

  • Designs hybrid cloud network architectures by defining edge services, DNS configurations, load balancing rules, and routing protocols. The specialist maps out global traffic requirements and produces detailed architecture decisions that integrate Amazon Web Services with existing on-premises systems. This process ensures that multi-account and multi-region patterns support business continuity and performance goals without creating bottlenecks.
  • Implements and automates connectivity solutions such as site-to-site VPNs and AWS Direct Connect links. The specialist configures Transit Gateway Network Manager and Reachability Analyzer to validate paths between virtual private clouds and external networks. By writing infrastructure code, the specialist deploys consistent network setups across environments, reducing manual errors and speeding up provisioning times for new workloads.
  • Operates network monitoring systems using Amazon CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs, and VPC Traffic Mirroring to analyze traffic patterns. The specialist troubleshoots connectivity issues by correlating logs from CloudTrail and Amazon Kinesis, identifying root causes for latency or packet loss. Based on these observations, the specialist optimizes routing tables and bandwidth allocations to improve reliability and control costs associated with data transfer.
  • Applies network security controls by configuring AWS WAF, Shield, and Network Firewall to protect inbound and outbound traffic. The specialist validates confidentiality through encryption standards and secure DNS communications like DNSSEC and IPsec. Audit evidence is generated by reviewing monitoring outputs and logging data, ensuring that all network flows comply with organizational governance and regulatory requirements.

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Step 1: Post a job

Define your hybrid connectivity and routing requirements clearly to attract qualified engineers. The Job Post Generator powered by Uma™, Upwork's Mindful AI drafts a complete post from a few sentences describing your needs. You can write a new post, update a saved draft, or reuse an existing post.

  • Specify architecture goals for multi-account VPC patterns, Transit Gateway configurations, and Direct Connect or VPN setups.
  • List required tools such as Route 53 for DNS policies, CloudWatch for traffic analysis, and Network Manager for global visibility.
  • Detail security expectations including WAF rules, Shield protections, and encryption standards for inbound and outbound traffic.

Step 2: Evaluate candidates

Look for portfolios that demonstrate complex hybrid network designs and automated infrastructure configuration. Uma runs instant video interviews and builds shortlists with side-by-side comparisons to help you assess technical depth quickly.

  • Verify experience designing edge services and load balancing strategies that handle high-volume global traffic.
  • Check for documented troubleshooting cases where the freelancer analyzed VPC Flow Logs to resolve connectivity bottlenecks.
  • Confirm past work implementing network security controls and validating compliance through audit-ready logging outputs.

Step 3: Interview your top choices

Discuss specific scenarios involving routing protocols and hybrid connectivity challenges. Schedule and conduct interviews within Upwork Messages, which generates an immediate transcript and summary after each session.

  • Ask how they configure Reachability Analyzer to test paths between on-premises data centers and AWS resources.
  • Request examples of automating network infrastructure setup using code rather than manual console changes.
  • Explore their approach to optimizing costs while maintaining performance across multiple regions and accounts.

Step 4: Agree on scope and begin work

Set clear milestones for design deliverables, implementation phases, and security validation. Use Upwork Messages and the contract workroom for communication and project management, plus identity verification, payment protection, hourly tracking, and project funds for security.

  • Define the hybrid networking solution design as the first milestone, including DNS and routing diagrams.
  • Require configured connectivity implementations and automation scripts as the second major deliverable.
  • Establish operational run outputs and security audit evidence as the final acceptance criteria for the project.

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How much does hiring a Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist cost?

$500-$2,500 per project is a typical range for focused Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist work. Final pricing depends on scope, technical complexity, required integrations, source-material quality, revision needs, and the freelancer's experience level.

Network architecture design

$500-$1,200/project

Mid-level
  • Visual map of VPCs, subnets, and routing paths
  • Written specifications for DNS and load balancing
  • Defined logging and monitoring needs

Hybrid connectivity setup

$1,200-$3,000/project

Mid-level to senior-level
  • Established secure tunnels to on-premises systems
  • Configured BGP or static routes for traffic flow
  • Verified data transfer between environments

Security hardening and compliance

$3,000-$5,500/project

Senior-level
  • Applied Network Firewall policies for traffic control
  • Enabled IPsec and DNSSEC for secure communications
  • Compiled evidence of security controls via logs

Multi-account network automation

$5,500-$8,500/project

Senior-level
  • Connected multiple VPCs and accounts centrally
  • Code to provision network infrastructure automatically
  • Validated path connectivity across the network

Performance optimization and troubleshooting

$8,500-$12,000/project

Expert-level
  • Reviewed VPC Flow Logs to identify bottlenecks
  • Adjusted routing and DNS for lower latency
  • Built CloudWatch views for ongoing performance tracking

Frequently asked questions

Is hiring a Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist worth it?

For most businesses, yes: hiring a Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist is worthwhile. Complex hybrid architectures require precise routing and security configurations that general cloud engineers may miss. This expert prevents costly connectivity failures and enforces strict compliance through validated network controls.

How do I evaluate Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist candidates?

Review their approach to hybrid connectivity and ask for specific examples of troubleshooting complex routing issues. A strong candidate describes how they used Transit Gateway or Direct Connect to link on-premises data centers with multi-account AWS environments while maintaining low latency.

What tools does a Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist use?

These specialists configure Amazon Route 53 for DNS management and use AWS Transit Gateway to manage global network traffic. They also analyze VPC Flow Logs and CloudWatch metrics to monitor performance and detect security anomalies.

When should I hire a Certified AWS Advanced Networking specialist?

Engage this expert when you need to design secure hybrid cloud architectures or automate network infrastructure across multiple regions. They are essential for implementing advanced security controls like AWS Network Firewall and validating compliance through detailed audit logs.